UFC 211 lineup set for twin title fights in promotion's return to Dallas

The lineup is set for next month’s UFC 211 card in Dallas, which features a pair of title fights at the top of the bill.

UFC 211 takes place May 13 at American Airlines Center in Dallas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

In the headliner, heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic (16-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) and former champ Junior Dos Santos (18-4 MMA, 12-3 UFC) meet in a rematch. And in the co-feature, strawweight champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk (13-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) takes on Jessica Andrade (16-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC).

Miocic’s fight with Dos Santos will be a rematch from his most recent loss, which went to “JDS” by unanimous decision after five “Fight of the Night” rounds at UFC on FOX 13 in Phoenix in December 2014. Although most of the MMA media outlets tracked by MMADecisions.com scored the fight for Dos Santos, a handful scored it for Miocic.

The card is stacked below those two title fights, though, including: welterweight contenders Demian Maia (24-6 MMA, 18-6 UFC) and Jorge Masvidal (32-11 MMA, 9-4 UFC); former lightweight champion and ex-featherweight title challenger Frankie Edgar (21-5-1 MMA, 15-5-1 UFC) vs. Yair Rodriguez (10-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC) at featherweight; and onetime flyweight title challenger and Olympic gold medalist Henry Cejudo (10-2, 4-2 UFC) vs. Sergio Pettis (15-2, 6-2 UFC).

The featured fight on the FX-broadcast prelims is between former lightweight champ Eddie Alvarez (28-5 MMA, 3-2 UFC) and Dustin Poirier (21-5 MMA, 13-4 UFC).

The UFC 211 card includes:

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

• Champ Stipe Miocic vs. Junior Dos Santos – for heavyweight title
• Champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Jessica Andrade – for strawweight title
• Demian Maia vs. Jorge Masvidal
• Frankie Edgar vs. Yair Rodriguez
• Henry Cejudo vs. Sergio Pettis

PRELIMINARY CARD (FX, 8 p.m. ET)

• Eddie Alvarez vs. Dustin Poirier
• Jason Knight vs. Chas Skelly
• David Branch vs. Krzysztof Jotko
• Marco Polo Reyes vs. James Vick

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 7 p.m. ET)

• Jessica Aguilar vs. Cortney Casey
• Enrique Barzola vs. Gabriel Benitez

For more on UFC 211, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.